Excerpt from Hydrophobia: An Account of M. Pasteur's System, Containing a Translation of All His Communications on the Subject, the Technique of His Method, and the Latest Statistical Results<br><br>And yet, withal, small epidemics were ever and anon Starting up afresh, and the malady retained intact all its Old terrors. As the late Professor Bouley justly remarked, any positive knowledge we had gained in the general study Of hydrophobia was limited to its causation, morbid anatomy, and history. The therapeutic phase had not dawned yet, and many thoughtful authors considered it as lying indefinitely beyond our reach. Experimental researches into the nature, the seat, and the proper ties Of the virus Of rabies had Often been under taken, but had only yielded very scanty results.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.